Michael Rogers (Oklahoma politician)

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Michael Rogers

|office = Secretary of State of Oklahoma

|governor = Kevin Stitt

|term_start = January 14, 2019

|term_end = October 23, 2020

|predecessor = James Allen Williamson

|successor = Brian Bingman

|office2 = Secretary of Education of Oklahoma

|governor2 = Kevin Stitt

|term_start2 = January 14, 2019

|term_end2 = August 13, 2020

|predecessor2 = Melissa McLawhorn Houston

|successor2 = Ryan Walters

|birth_name = Michael Wayne Rogers

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|9|7}}

|birth_place =

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|education = Oral Roberts University (BS)

}}

Michael Wayne Rogers (born September 7, 1978) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. He served as Oklahoma's 35th Secretary of State.

Rogers attended Artesia High School in Artesia, New Mexico, and was an all-state athlete in baseball, basketball, and football. He enrolled at Oral Roberts University, and played college baseball for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles as a pitcher.{{cite web| url = https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/oru-signs-new-mexico-standout/article_b3c570b7-2b23-50c5-8c9f-e70a4fedfc1f.html| title = ORU Signs New Mexico Standout {{!}} Archive {{!}} tulsaworld.com}}{{cite web|first=John E.|last=Hoover |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/rogers-is-magic/article_3109e637-5e36-5630-9188-d44a3059bb95.html |title=Rogers is magic | Archives |publisher=tulsaworld.com |date=June 1, 2002 |accessdate=January 15, 2019}} He played Minor League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians organization until an arm injury ended his career. He became the athletic director of Summit Christian Academy in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Under his administration, Summit Christian was admitted into the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association.{{cite web|first=Barry|last=Lewis |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/ex-oru-star-loves-new-job/article_86acf86b-6819-5181-a8fb-e7a9078edb99.html |title=Ex-ORU star loves new job | Archives |publisher=tulsaworld.com |date=July 4, 2007 |accessdate=January 15, 2019}} He was hired as director of development for Oral Roberts University in 2018.{{cite web|last=Record |first=Journal |url=http://journalrecord.com/2018/01/17/oru-names-director-of-development/ |title=ORU names director of development – The Journal Record |publisher=Journalrecord.com |date=January 17, 2018 |accessdate=January 15, 2019}}

Rogers was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2014. In 2018, he opted not to seek reelection.{{cite web|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/state-rep-michael-rogers-r-broken-arrow-won-t-seek/article_afc5bacf-008f-585a-9c17-abd34938f0df.html |title=State Rep. Michael Rogers, R-Broken Arrow, won't seek re-election | Homepagelatest |publisher=tulsaworld.com |date=March 1, 2018 |accessdate=January 15, 2019}} Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Rogers as Oklahoma Secretary of State in January 2019{{cite web|url=https://newsok.com/article/5617293/rogers-returns-to-capitol-to-sell-stitts-agenda |title=Rogers returns to Capitol to sell Stitt's agenda |publisher=Newsok.com |date=December 10, 2018 |accessdate=January 15, 2019}} and he served in that position until October 2020.{{cite web | url=https://nondoc.com/2020/10/12/brian-bingman-named-secretary-of-state/ | title=Brian Bingman named new secretary of state, Mazzei out on budget | date=October 12, 2020 }}